FGCU Civic Literacy Exam Test 100Questions and Answers all Answers
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Which right did the colonists consider "inalienable" in the Declaration of
Independence?
A) privacy
B) trial by jury
C) pursuit of happiness
D) voting - CORRECT ANSWERS C) pursuit of happiness
Which United States Supreme Court decision focused on how states count
popular votes for president and vice president?
A) Bush v. Gore (2000)
B) U.S. v. Nixon (1974)
C) Baker v. Carr (1962)
D) Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) - CORRECT
ANSWERS A) Bush v. Gore (2000)
In what 1620 document do the writers form a "civil body politic"?
A) the Mayflower Compact
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B) the Articles of Confederation
C) the Magna Carta
D) the Declaration of Independence - CORRECT ANSWERS A) the Mayflower
Compact
Which United States Supreme Court case held that persons accused of crimes
must be advised of their Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights upon their arrest?
A) Engel v. Vitale (1962)
B) Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
C) Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
D) Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) - CORRECT ANSWERS B) Miranda v. Arizona
(1966)
What is an example of representation?
A) The bureaucracy establishes national regulations.
B) The court system rules on a dispute between two states.
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C) The U.S. Congress passes a law.
D) The Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court writes a majority opinion. -
CORRECT ANSWERS C) The U.S. Congress passes a law.
What are two natural rights identified in the Declaration of Independence?
A) bear arms and life
B) jury trials and liberty
C) life and liberty
D) jury trials and bear arms - CORRECT ANSWERS C) life and liberty
Which action is an example of petitioning the government?
A) lobbying officials
B) serving on a jury
C) becoming politically informed
D) paying taxes - CORRECT ANSWERS A) lobbying officials
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Which United States Supreme Court holding impacted the way that religious
practice was approached in public schools?
A) Engel v. Vitale (1962)
B) Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
C) Roe v. Wade (1973)
D) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) - CORRECT ANSWERS A) Engel v. Vitale
(1962)
Which of the following cases reinforced the federal government's authority to
run a federal institution without interference by a state?
A) Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
B) Engel v. Vitale (1962)
C) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
D) Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) - CORRECT ANSWERS C) McCulloch v. Maryland
(1819)
Which of the following cases reinforced the power of the courts?
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